Original U.S. WWI Inert 37mm Trench Art Shell Casings and Round For The 37mm Infantry Gun Model 1917 - 3 Items Mortars The M2 Mortar could fire

The M2 Mortar could fire several types of ammunition

With an overall length of 785 ft (239 m)

Caliber: 7×57mm Mauser

The original chain from the mouthpiece is still present

This example is a late war version

Original U.S. WWI Inert 37mm Trench Art Shell Casings and Round For The 37mm Infantry Gun Model 1917 - 3 Items Mortars The M2 Mortar could fireOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars